The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population.【C1】______ homelessness has reached such proportions that loca

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问题     The homeless make up a growing percentage of America’s population.【C1】______ homelessness has reached such proportions that local government can’t possibly【C2】______ .To help homeless people【C3】______independence, the federal government must support job training programs,【C4】______ the minimum wage, and fund more low-cost housing.【C5】______ everyone agree on the numbers of Americans who are homeless. Estimates cover【C6】______ from 600,000 to 3 million.【C7】______ the figure may vary, analysts do agree on another matter: that the number of the homeless is【C8】______ , one of the federal government’s studies【C9】______ that the number of the homeless will reach nearly 19 million by the end of this decade.
    Finding ways to【C10】______ this growing homeless population has become increasingly difficult.【C11】______ when homeless individuals manage to find a lodging that will give them three【C12】______ a day and a place to sleep at night, a good number still spend the bulk of each day【C13】______ the street. Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs. And a significant number of the homeless have serious mental disorders. Many others,【C14】______  not addicted or mentally ill, simply lack the everyday【C15】______ skills needed to turn their lives【C16】______ . Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are【C17】______ programs that address the many needs of the homeless.【C18】______ Edward Blotkowsk, director of community service at Bentley College in Massachusetts, 【C19】______ it, "There has to be【C20】______ of programs. What’s need is a package deal."  
【C7】

选项 A、Now that
B、Although
C、Provided
D、Except that

答案B

解析 语篇衔接题。本句的意思是:“尽管数字可能变化,但分析家们在一个问题上却意见一致。”四个选项中,A Now that“既然”;BAlthough“虽然,尽管”;C  Provided“在……的条件下,如果”;D Except that“除了……之外”。根据上下文,本空要求填入一个表示让步的连词,选项B Although表示让步,例如:Although it was so cold,he went out without an overcoat。(天气虽然很冷,他没有穿大衣就出去了。)综合分析,只有although符合句子意思。因此,选项B为正确答案。
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